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Another view of the old Strawberry Line railway cutting to the North of Axbridge in Somerset - now occupied by the A371 Axbridge By-pass road.

A lovely quiet spot overlooking rolling hills, fields of sheep and some patches of old woodland in the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. View from a tucked-away little viewing area, somewhere along the walking, wheelchair and cycling path which runs along the route of the old Strawberry Line Railway in Somerset, England. The entrance to this little viewing area is easy to miss if you are peddling too fast... One good reason for taking it slow and easy!! Here you go...You can sign the petition, if you want! http://www.thestrawberryline.org.uk/index.php

...on the Strawberry Line (now National Cycle Network - route 26) running through North Somerset and Somerset, in the South West of England. You can just about make out the old platform ramp, almost buried beneath a lush growth of ivy, blackberries and all sorts of other wonderful plants! The Strawberry Line Trail currently runs from Yatton to Cheddar, mostly following the route of the old Strawberry Line Railway. There is an ongoing campaign to get the trail extended all the way to Shepton Mallet, via Wells is Somerset: Here you go...You can sign the petition, if you want! http://www.thestrawberryline.org.uk/index.php

Well, it's not exactly a new bike. I think it's around 15 years old? It was in very poor condition and it wasn't exactly cheap when I got it. I then had to spend a lot more money getting it road-worthy... It was worth it, though. New bikes are in very short supply these days as people are shying away from public transport... Anyway, the bike rides well now and I am very pleased with it. And it's great to be able to get out into some of the beautiful Somerset countryside while the summer lasts! The photo shows my bike parked-up against a glorious old bench in a hidden (secret!) viewing spot along the old Strawberry Line cycle route and footpath. The Strawberry Line Trail currently runs from Yatton to Cheddar, mostly following the route of the old Strawberry Line Railway. There is an ongoing campaign to get the trail extended all the way to Shepton Mallet, via Wells is Somerset: Here you go...You can sign the petition, if you want! http://www.thestrawberryline.org.uk/index.php

Sadly, it has been a long time since the Axbridge Engine Shed was in use for the purpose for which it was build on the old Strawberry Line railway in Somerset, in South West of England. Where the railway used to skirt the lower slopes of Axbridge Hill in the Mendip Hills of Somerset, that is now the route of the A371 Axbridge By-pass road. Here you go...You can sign the petition, if you want! http://www.thestrawberryline.org.uk/index.php

With a motorcyclist enjoying a ride out on a fine summer's afternoon! Axbridge Station was one of the stops on the old Strawberry Line railway in Somerset, England. Now it sits alongside a busy road, the Axbridge By-pass, which was constructed along the route of the old railway in this location. Here you go...You can sign the petition, if you want! http://www.thestrawberryline.org.uk/index.php

Sunlight through the trees casts a bright translucent orange corona over the Hogmoor Inclosure and gives soft light to the nature reserve's bat loft.

Nature returns along the route of an old, long abandoned railway line. The A371 Axbridge By-pass follows the route of the long abandoned Strawberry Line Railway in Somerset, S.W. England. Here to the North of the town of Axbridge, several different fruit trees can be found growing wild alongside the main road, where the railway line was originally cut into the hillside. The photo shows some kind of wild apple, (Quince or Crab Apple?) There are also several other kinds of apple and pair trees growing right alongside the road - not to mention blackberries and all sorts of other goodies! But if you want to stop and pick them, you will need to be on a bicycle, not in a car. Or you could try walking! And, if you are on a bike, you will need to be going slowly - not racing around like the wind with your tight racing tights on - and your streamlined flashy helmet - trying to go just as fast as the flippin cars all the time?!!!

Photo taken along the A371 Axbridge By-pass, just to the North of the town. Here, the By-pass follows the former route of the Strawberry Line Railway where it was cut into the side of Axbridge Hill in the Mendips. If you look closely, you can still make out the rock edge where the cutting was made into the hillside, almost completely returned to nature now.